davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
A WISE X adj.
How a Monkey Was Instrumental in Doing
Justice to the People.

How Monkey Was instrumental in Doing
Justice to the People.
On board a certain ship which sailed in
one of the Eastern seas there was passen-
ger who, as a milkman at Constantinople
had made money which he kept in bag in
his cabin, and was very fond of retiring
there and counting it over. Now, the captain
had pet monkey that used TO watch this
man, and seeing him so often going to this
bag, he thought there must be something in
1t worth examining; so one day he watched
his opportunity, ran into the mans cabin,
seized the bag, and climbed with it up the
mainsail yard. The man soon missed his
bag, and soon found out where it had gone
for the monkey began taking out the gold
coins and throwing them alternately on the
deck and into the sea.
Those that fell on the deck the poor man
greedily picked up, but as half of the money
went overheard, that, of course, was lost
He did not intend putting up with his loss
so quietly, for he held the captain response
bic, as it was his monkey that had robbed
him.
Nothing could be done until the vessel got
into port, when the man had the captain
brought before the kadi, or magistrate, to
recover the value of the coins lost.
"You were milkman ?" said the kadi.
II was, sir" replied the man.
"And pray, will you tell me how much
water you used to put with your milk p
The man was much confused, and replied
that he would rather not tell; but as he saw
the magistrate was determined to know, he
at last confessed that he used to mix one-half.
Every well, then" said the kadi. lit ap-
pears to me that only one-half Of what you
earned was honestly yours. You have got,
therefore, all that was due, and this monkey
has only thrown into the water the amount
OF profit you dishonesty got out of the
water"
Thus judgment was given against the milk
man, and every one but he felt how just it
was Vesper Bells
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
Trouble in the Office.

This is the way Placerville, Cal, paper
treats its opposition THE Observer office has
been shoveled out and scrubbed AS con-
sequence the editor has the bronchitis, the
fireman has bad cold, the devil has symp-
toms of Group, and the printing press is
blowing its nose. No paper will be issued
next week"
A hunting party of twenty-five, who chose
Idaho for hunting ground caught 400
trout and shot twenty-three black-tailed
deer, two white-t tailed deer, one caribou, one
wolf and one wildcat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
DRY HU NOR.
How the Secretary of State Talked to an
Impatient Applicant.

William L, Marcy, Secretary of State dur
ing the administration of President Pierce
had dry humor in which he often INDUCED,
though he seldom laughed. A lawyer Of
Richmond, Va, Mr.. R. G. Scott, applied for
the consulship at Rio de Janeiro. The place
had been promised him, but the nomination
was delayed so long that Mr.. Scott, becom-
ing impatient, visited Washington to see
what caused his appointment to hang tire. y
Calling on Mr.. Marcy, he frankly said that
he was embarrassed by the uncertainty and
tired Of the.delay. and wished to be plainly
Told what he might expect.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
Eating Eight Wives.

Here is an opportunity for the Mikado to
discover punishment to fit the crime"
Mr.. Hatton, the explorer speaks of canni-
bal who enjoys the distinction of having
eaten eight wives. Alas if he could only
to this enormity!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

it, drinking as much as they do, and I am
told they do not stand it very well, as
they can Only follow that life for few
years, then become wrecks.
john S. SHRIvER.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
The Rising Generation,

Governess-Why, Ethel, your fifteen and
can't spell your family name correctly
Ethel-Oh, it doesn't matter-Tl be
changing it soon any way!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

A philosophic easness;
A large contempt Of vulgar gain
l never dream | may attain.
A need whose clamOrings adjust
Themselves into shred or crust;
Whose craving fervors all unite
And centre in the appetite,
Till drowsy torpOrs all confess
Repletion is his happiness.
With sly expedient and shift
He levies on others thrift.
The farmer drives his teams afield,
So nature may her tribute yield;
And when the harvest horde arrives,
This predatory rover thrives.
The cackling hen, the lowing kline
The waddling geese, the grunting swine,
The winnowed wheat, the gathered corn,
The herald chanticleer of morn,
The orchards russell spheres, or red,
The busy housewives tart or bread,
Products of growth or labor, all
Unto this careless fellow fall,
Until he seems of deep content
The cheerfulest embodiment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
SDidn't Tak&.Advantage of Flood Tide.

Your cravat lis loose: Mr.. Bean. Shall I
tie it for you ?''' said Miss Allibone last Sum
day evening. Bean assented, and as her
white fingers gamboled beneath his chin she
looked up into his face and said: There is
tied in the affairs of men-whats the rest,
Mr.. Bean p But the victim did not take his
affairs at the food worth cent, and the
knot isn't tied yet.-Melrose Journal.
A good days at work what you can best do
Is the hard-pan to which all must come.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

minded me very much Of Harry
Hills place in New York. All
around were little tables at which
were seated innumerable couples
drinking the ever present beer.
The centre of the room was great
circle. About a half foot below
the main floor was wax or pol
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

1t answers just as well as bread,
Sometimes when hope allures, instead;
And if his bread turns out crust,
His wants with the supplies adjust;
For fortune never frowns askance
To those who mold to circumstance,
And though she often misbehave,
He's cheerful still. this thriftless knave
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

Keep your grip on the hard-pan of prin-
clple OF good conduct, and you will be men
Of good name and good fortune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

What though in
furious retreat
Old Towser nabs
his trouser seat;
If dangers may
beset his path
From missiles
urged by heed
less wrath;
If bolts and bars
his aims re-
strict,
And stat u t e 8
m ace and
athict;
What though a
scourging sem
timent
Is always largely
prevalent,
Just so his provi-
dence reveals
Supply or promi-
ses Of meals.
His joy is nearly
as intense
In specu lative
onroroo,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
OUR ONLY PHILOSOPHER.

In which he pill
lagos and preys;
| must admit his
views express
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
As the Spirit Wings Its Flight.
Paris Letter in Science.

Paris Letter in Science.
At recent meeting of the Academy
of Sciences, M. Hayem, OF the Medical
School, read paper on the phenom-
ena noticed in the head of an animal
after deeapitation, with or without
TRANSMISSION of fresh blood. AS soon
as the head is separated from the
body the eyes move convulsively, and
a look of wonder and anxiety is MOTTO
able on the face The jaws separate
with force, and the tongue seems to
be in a tetanic state. There appears
to be some consciousness of what is
going on, but this does not last more.
than three or four seconds. If prepa-
rations have previously beenmade so
that the head after separation con-
tinues to receive q fresh supply of.
blood, the voluntary manifestations
persist as long as the blood supply is
slffieient-that is for half an hour or
SO. When q blood supply isfurnished
after the head has become entirely
motionless, the phenomena are as fol-
lows: Some eontractions, very weak
and feeble, take place especially IN the
muscles OF the lips; then some rsspira-
tory efforts; reflex actions of the eve,
first weak, then we'll marked. but the
eyeiids remain drooping; the senses
are quite asleep. and no will is mani.
tested.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
An Old-Time Doctor.

The Waterbury (Conn.) American
thus talks about all old.time New
England doctor:
DR.. John D. Meers ofNaugatuck was
widely known as one of the most skill
full and successful physicians Of lis
time. His practice among the farmers
was quite extensive, and it was his
custom to take his pay for services in
the produce Of the farms, seldom or
never keeping accounts OR making any
charge, but sending for a bushel OF
potatoes or corn or a barrel of cider
as he happened to wantit His drafts
on the farmers were always honored
at sight, for he used to say he "did
not intend to overdraw," and, as the
families in those days were large and
the children quite as likely to be sick
then as now, it is quite likely that he
paid in his way for all that he receiv-
ed. He was always very careful not
to injure his patients and gave
very little medicine, but, if called to
see man who was a little out of
sorts, would prescribe diet OF toast
and cider, or something equally SIM
pie, and leave nature to effect cure.
He was once called to see man who.
had been in bed several days, and, on
entering the room, he sat down, stuck
his long legs under the bed, moved,
his spectacles to the top of his bald
head and sat and told stories for an
hour. He then sent one of the boys
to draw glass of cider, which he
drank, and made his preparations to
leave the house. The sick man asked
if he was not going to prescribe for
him, or give him something to take.
"Oh, yes, yes, yes" replied the doc
tor; :'you just get up and stir about
a little, and wash up and put on a
clean shirt and you will be all right 4
guess" Notwithstanding the Doctors
peculiarities in such cases, he was one
OF the most careful and devoted ply
sicians OF dangerous illness, and would
often appear. unsolicited and unex-
pected in the sick room long after mid
night, SO great was his anxiety for the
welfare of his patients.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
Emerson on Gibbon.

An unpublished letter by Emerson
has been brought to light in Boston.
It was addressed to a cousin. The
subject is Gibbon:
Lam glad to hear that you have so
pleasing and animated a task as a
theory OF Gibbons genius. I think a
young man can not read his autobiog-
raphy without being provoked to rise
a little earlier, read little longer and
dine a little shorter. He knew that
every real good must be bought. A
worse fault is the dirt he has defiled
his notes with, q cheap and base wit,
and nowise better than that which
scrawls walls and fences with it's effu-
sions, betraying through his Greek
and Latin a coarse and mu-
tilated soul, deftd to the meaning OF
nature, and, in the midst of what is
called culture, destitute of the highest
culture. But you must give this evil
man his due, and make it felt what
condemnation his noble work and
perseverance cast upon scholars who
have libraries in which they never
read; upon scholars who chide Gibbon
but are una BILE even to name his dig.
nifed studies, his original authorities,
his great plan and great execution oil
it. Our young men read reviews and
newspapers, and smoke and sleep. It
seems to me that erudition is not the
tendency OF the best minds of ou1
time, as twas Of Gibbons and Of the
following age. We incline to cast of
authority, and, of course, we think in
stead OF rea.ling. But it at least be.
hooves those who magnify authority
in this age to read and know what au-
thorlty teaches. The example Of this
literary iconoclast ought not to be
| lost on them.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
Smoking an Old Custom.
From the Toronto Week.

From the Toronto Week.
OF all the customs of the Indians
which Jacques Cartier observed, that
which struck him as the most. novel
and singular, was the use of tobacco.
In the narrative of his second voyage
to Canada in 1886 occurs the follow
ing quaint descriptions: "The Indians
have a herb, of which, during thesum-
mer, they gather great quantity 70
the winter, and which they prize highly
and use (the men only in the follow
ing manner: They dry it in the sum-,
and suspend it from their neck, tied
up in little skin instead of in bag,
together with horn (cornet) ,of stone
or wood. Then, at all hours, they
make a powder of the said herb, and
put it in one end OF the horn, and them,
place a live coal upon it, and through.
the other end they blow SO hard that
their body is filed with smoke, so.
much that it comes out of their nos
trils and mouth as out of chimney.
They say that this keeps them healthy
and warm, and they never go bout
without these things. We have tried,
the said smoke, and having had it in,
our mouth it seemed to contain pep
per SO great was the heat of it, At
that time the use of tobacco was al
together unknown in France, and al
though the plant had been brought
to Spain and Portugal; by the early
explorers OF America, it was only a.
quarter. of a century alter Jacques.
Cartier's second voyage that the
French Ambassador, Jean Nicot, sent.
the seed from Lisbon to France.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
Two Children.

A teacher OF the voice, a lady ofno
little eminence in Boston, has a little.
girl, five. years old, who has heard. all
one time and another, great deal oil
the lingo OF vocal instruction. This.
lady, who was Ia the raptures of a.
morning nap, was interrupted by the.
arrival of her little daughter in her.
bed. The child curled up closely by
her side and began to chatter endless
".
"My dear, said the mother, .tpleasa
don't talk to me SO much, because I
want to sleep some more
'fWhy, mamma" said the child,
"you must not say that. You know
you always tell people to. open their
mouths and let the tone come RIGHT
out! y
This incident reminds the listener OF
another early-morning story that
struck him as an exceedingly roman
tic little narrative. Bright and early
one day-so early that it seemed to
the head Of the house that be had just
fallen asleep-he was awakened by
vision OF a white flannel nightgown. q
fair face above it, with fairest hair en-
#circlipg that, big blue eyes and rosy
mouth, with oDe white finger thrust
fai.eringly between the lips, standing.
by his bedside.
s'What is. it. Margheritas" he asked
aIt's-it's-it's morning in nay.
room, papas"
1t WAS morning throughout the
house after that. Boston Transcripts.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
DE CAREFUL.

From the. Detroit: Free Press.
Be careful what you SOW, boys!
For seed wilIsurely grow, boysl
The dew viii fall,
The rs,il,swill splash
The clouds will elarken,
And the sunshine flash,
And the boy who sows good seed to-d day,
Shall reap the crop tomorrow.
Be careful what you SOW, girls!
For every seed will grow, girls
Though it may fall
Where you cannot know,
Yet in summer and shade
1t will surely grow;
And the girl who sows good seed to-day
Shall reap the crop p.to-morrow.
Be carefulwhat you sow, boys!
For the weeds will surely grow, boys!
II you plant bad seed
By the wayside high,
You must reap the harvest
By and by
And the boy who sows~ wild oats to-day
Must reap the wild oats tomorrow.
Be careful what you sow, girls!
For all the bad will grow, girls!
And the girl who now,
With careless hand,
In scattering thistles
Over the land,
Must know that, whatever shesows to-day,
She must reap the same tomorrow.
Then let us SOW good seeds now!
And not the briers and weeds now!
That when the harvest
For us shall come,
We may have good sheaves
To carry home.
For the seed we SOW in our lives to-day
Shall grow and bear fruit to morrow.
FLORA MCELWELL.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
1900 frs.
27O
1850

Now the question was, what did
these figures signify? To what did the y
relate? The detective copied them,
took them away with him, meditated
over them far into the night. He
reached no satisfactory conclusion.
Next day he went to see M. Bouloy.
Monsieur" he said, 'swhat do you
take these figures to signify?"
It is very hard to say call that
strikes me is that it is an addition Of
II, 400 francs and 27O francs"
s.Under what circumstances would
you add figures together III that way?"
the detective asked.
NJ Bouloy smiled.
"Ah," said he, chow could tell un-
der any circumstances when wished
to read the amount OF two numbers?"
.'When do you do it most frequent
~, monsieur?7 was his next question.
when / am adding the interest to
the principal, was the answer.
1'That IS it, exclaimed the officer
Nov | have it. One or the other
of those parties had 1t 400 francs on
deposit somewhere, and on drawing it,
they put the figures down and added
the interest. I have clue at last" !"
Roqueplne went on tour of the
banks where deposits were usually
made. On this day in the Rue de
Manbeuge he found q small private
bank, the cashier of which found that
January 26, 1866, Mime. Fourcy had
drawn from the bank the sum of IT,
400 francs, leaving on deposit 1,237
francs, and that the interest due to
her on the whole deposit was 27O
francs and some centmes.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
Tryinp on q Grown:

Any revelations bearing on the COR
onation of Nannleon + hv Dir. vrr
,,;n IL ;,,+aras+;,,, - =. =.
- - :. .0ll,s ~ 'ne generA res.sa-
er. q Wrlter IN the Musee des Families
has just given the public q series of In
teresting details which he has comnilad
from tbe hest or;n;ral >-.S,s,
= -, -, - soueees' t1ne
'cn are Dy the oy' OF quite q valua-
bic kind. People who have followed
noral,, neadh ard1v h. +o,dthat
po. ae, - - '.as aaa "a Tue
eventlul zo oI DecemDer, loo2, Napo-
ieoIl IS Ii eenera,ly represented as feeling
ratner agreeanly surprised that the
, crown was sucn agoo1 III lor ms mead;
ana ne IS, moreover, me, reported !, as nav.
ing sssiu: MS crown - = al rlgnt, out
woe s,e 70 o. the man VINO VIII dare TO touch
~. dna1 tnese Woros, OF words to
ellae eliece, were useu oy she emperor
on the occasion referred to IS little
oouDted, put 1he WRITER IN the Musee
aes q IS famlles s dlsposes aitogetner OF the
lallacy OF Napoleon agreeable sur.
prise. One morning IN the month OF
November lSo2, according to this au-
thor1ty, NJ. Nitot, the emperor silver
smith, was seen entering the iu1lerles
palace, carrying a round package on
ms rlsnG arm ADDRESSING one OF 6ne
1mperlal !ackeys, he asked II ne could
not @ see MS majesty.
MS ~ majesty IS not yet out OF bed, .
was as1I Ghe reply.
Please announce to his majesty,
salo NJ. Nitot, that should like to
SPEAK H7 WIN MN:
II ine sllversmlIh was soon afterWard
5 usherea INTO the imperial bedroom,
Wnere napoleon and his vile Jose
phlne We're still enjoying their repose,
Inc former wearing a kerchlef around
nis s,ne neao ana Une laGter a nlgntcap.
Oh! us you' Papa Nltot! ex-
Cameo G:l Napoleon; Good day, Papa
Niso9, ..o! any news! ),
.m' le' come 70 try iC.
.Griy my WnaD' fapa NiCot!
80. = ne crown ior your coronatlon,
silg; 1I,,
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
The, Teachings Of Geology.

Geology teaches US that countless
forms Of life have. passed away, as far
as we can tell, forever.
Species and generawhich once had a
local habitation on earth have dis
appeared from the stage, sand have
now only q name; and not only
species and genera, but whole orders
have gone, leaving only their epitaphs
oa the gravestones which mark the.l
last resting places. And YET, side by
side with, this, we are brought. face to
face with. the remarkable constancy
of other species. In -Silurian rocks,
which occupy the lowest place but
two (Cambrian and Luarentian) in the
geological chronology, we are taught
that remains offoraminifera some of
them apparently Identical with exist
ing form, have been detected in yari-
Gus places and In the cretaceous
rocks some of the: foraminifera are
the same as those now dredged up
from the bottom OF the ocean.
Volumes of interesting lore, fasci-
mating as the legends offairyland or the
magic tales OF Arabia, are there writ
ten in the hieroglyphics of vaulted
dome and hanging stalaetite, Of buried
bone and coin and implements of va
ried use. The many races OF men who
inhabited the land Of prehistoric times
appear again on the scene; something
of their manner of life is revealed.
Again they hunt the mammoth bison
and bear over the broad plains
and through thick forests. at one
time we see them using the dog, the
horse and the hare for food. Strange
revolutions have TAXED place in this
diet. The dog early passed out of fa-
vor, and It's use has not been revived.
The horse was used as food in Roman
Britain and after the English invasion;
it was afterward forbidden by the
church, because used by the Scandi-
navians in honoro their god Odin; now
it is used in France and other coun-
tries. The Britons, however, would
not eat the hare-it was held to be
unlawful to do so. The revolving
hand OF time has changed this, and we
now accept the hare as fit for food.
Even the rude artists ofthose primi-
tive times when man was cave-d dwell
er, have left US specimens oftheir skill.
In the caves Of Dordogne, in the south
Of France, are found horns and bones
with spirited carvings of reindeer, BIZ
son, ubex and birds done upon them.
One OF the most interesting of these
relies is the portrait OF mammoth,
carved on a tusk OF the same from
the cave Of Laon Madelaine, in Dord-
ogne. Simple as these artistic attempts
are, they tell us that man was not al
together uncivillzed. This must be
admitted, even if we regard these cary
ings as the most advanced art of that
day, which perhaps, we have no right
to do. What part of the art of to day
will be recorded in the stony pages OF
geological future? Not the highest,
assuredly; and so it may have been in
the past. -Chambers's Journal.
L
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06

Halifax Special: Irish circles are much
excited over the Indictment and personal
bribery found by the grand jury of Victoria
county against John Costigan, minister of
i"land revenue. This is the first time in
madam history that a cabinet minister
as been indicted for personal bribery. Mr..
'ostlgan IS recognized leader OF the Irish
canadians.
. j. L. Doyle, secretary OF the civil service
r ommission, who has been holding exa1ni-
t2tions in the west, says: 1 am satisfied
nat the civil service reform sentiment
has not made any such advance in the
vest as it has in the east. In New York
and Massachusetts state civil service
boards and regulations have been in opera
ton for several years, and the people have
clearer comprehension OF the purpose
sought to be attained than exists in the
west. But there is growing reform scnti-
ment in the west.
John Mclean, OF the Cincinnati Enquirer,
has moved into the residence at Washing
ton he recently purchased and enlarged.
He will entertain lavishly next winter.
The appointment made OF Henry Billings
as receiver OF the land office at HALEY,
Idaho, has been revoked, and Mr.. Haley
has been appointed register of the land
office at the place.